Opponents of Henry Clay’s system saw risk of change in slavery and the expansion power. There had been talk of expansion of slavery in association with new states entering the union. In the Northwest there was no expectation of slavery. The Northwest Ordinance, did not allow slavery in the northern regions and viewed it as a settled
Opponents of Henry Clay’s system saw risk of change in slavery and the expansion power. There had been talk of expansion of slavery in association with new states entering the union. In the Northwest there was no expectation of slavery. The Northwest Ordinance, did not allow slavery in the northern regions and viewed it as a settled